The National Registration Department (NRD) or Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) is now solely given full responsibility in matters of citizenship.This is very good news for me because my third daughter who was born in Singapore has the Certificate of Confirmation of Status of Citizenship or better known as the Sijil Pengesahan Taraf Warganegara (PTW).
I applied for this certificate when she was born because I know that we will be living in Malaysia.
So why did I give birth to her in Singapore? Because my parents are in Singapore and I don't have any relatives in Johore. I don't want to give birth alone.
After getting the PTW, my husband and I tried to apply for a Malaysian passport for her using the PTW, the Immigration Department wanted us to apply for the Certification of Status.
We went back to NRD and inquired about the citizenship status of my daughter; whether is she a Malaysian citizen or a foreigner.
The officer there said that she's a Malaysian citizen by virtue that her father is a Malaysian and she has the certificate of Confirmation of Status of Citizenship.
But before she got her myKad, she had to apply for a Students' Pass making her effectively a foreigner.
I was really confused. I don't know if she's a Malaysian citizen or a foreigner.
According to the NRD, she's a full-fledged Malaysian citizen but according to the Immigration Department, she's still a foreigner.
After getting her myKad at the age of 12, the Education Department is no longer obliged to give a letter of recommendation to study in Malaysia because the department asserts that my daughter is a Malaysian and no longer requires a Student Pass.
Now I'm really worried for my daughter because she holds a Singapore passport but a Malaysian Identity Card. Would she be arrested for dual citizenship?
Today I contacted the Immigration Department to settle the matter once and for all and I got the best news I can ever wish for.
There's no need to get a certification of status for my daughter. She can use her myKad to apply for a Malaysian passport.
Apparently, as of the 1st of January 2011, the Immigration Department no longer issues Certification of Status.
So I guess it's confirmed that she's a Malaysian. Hooray!
i dont quite understand about this PTW thingies.we both malaysia who live in UK with PR my daughther is 4 years old now .very unclear procedure from immigrsen.she still hold Pengesahan taraf but no passport being issued.we were in Uk saying we need to go bck msia to get perakuan taraf 1st and then get the pssprt there.waiting time 1 year ! so i am lost here.we want to go back Malaysia but how our daughther?
ReplyDeleteMy first and second daughter got a W form or better known as the Warganegara form. Since you're both Malaysians, you should get for your daughter the borang W and not the PTW which will make it very easy for her to get a Malaysian passport. You should go to the Malaysian consulate in the UK and clarify. You can also apply for a Malaysian passport with the consulate for your daughter.
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ReplyDeleteI too have the same situation as my you. I have been just recently been told the same thing. Very confusing. It will be good to talk to you or mail you.
Have your third daughter got her Malaysia passport with only the PTW? Another question, does your third daughter have the MyKID card?
ReplyDeleteMy third daughter hadn't applied for a Malaysian passport but she has a Malaysian IC so she doesn't need the MyKid card.
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